Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem
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The Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem is the spacecraft’s radio and antenna system that transmits scientific and engineering data across interstellar distances back to Earth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voyager 1 | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-space communications system
ⓘ
spacecraft telecommunications subsystem ⓘ |
| actualLifetime | multi-decade operation ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band downlink
ⓘ
S-band uplink ⓘ X-band downlink ⓘ |
| communicationDistance | interstellar distances ⓘ |
| currentlyUsedFor | interstellar communication ⓘ |
| designedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | interplanetary communication ⓘ |
| designedLifetime | interplanetary mission duration ⓘ |
| downlinkFrequencyBand | X-band ⓘ |
| environment | deep space vacuum ⓘ |
| function |
receive commands from Earth
ⓘ
transmit engineering telemetry to Earth ⓘ transmit scientific data to Earth ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
antenna pointing mechanism
ⓘ
command detector unit ⓘ high-gain antenna ⓘ low-gain antenna ⓘ medium-gain antenna ⓘ radio frequency electronics ⓘ receiver ⓘ telemetry modulation unit ⓘ transmitter ⓘ traveling-wave tube amplifier ⓘ ultrastable oscillator ⓘ |
| hasPart | Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highGainAntennaDiameter | 3.7 meters ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole |
enable tracking and navigation via radio signals
ⓘ
return data from outer planets and beyond ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Voyager 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | Voyager 1 electrical power subsystem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAntenna | high-gain antenna GENERATED ⓘ |
| requires | precise antenna pointing ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1977 ⓘ |
| supports |
command demodulation
ⓘ
error-correcting codes ⓘ telemetry modulation ⓘ very low data rates ⓘ |
| supportsNetwork | NASA Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uplinkFrequencyBand | S-band ⓘ |
| uses |
S-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ radio frequency communications ⓘ |
| usesGroundSegment |
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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